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Wyoming
Wyoming is a state of the
western United States.
USS Wyoming was named in honor
of this state. State nickname: Equality State
Capital Cheyenne
Largest City Casper
Area Ranked 10th
- Total 253,554 km2
- Land 251,706 km2
- Water 1,851 km2
- % water 0.7%
History
Population Ranked 50th
After the Union Pacific - Total (2000) 493,782
Railroad reached the town of - Density 1.9/km2
Cheyenne, the capital, in 1867, Admittance into Union
the population began to grow - Order 44th
steadily in the Wyoming - Date July 10, 1890
Territory, established on July
25, 1868. Time zone Mountain: UTC-7/-6
Latitude 41æN to 45æN
In 1869 Wyoming extended Longitude 104æ3'W to 111æ3'W
suffrage to women, at least Width 450 km
partially in an attempt to Length 580 km
garner enough voters to be Elevation
admitted as a state. It was -Highest 4,207 meters
admitted to the Union on July -Mean 2040 meters
10, 1890. -Lowest 945 meters
In addition to being the first ISO 3166-2: US-WY
U.S. state to extend suffrage
to women, Wyoming was also the home of many other firsts for U.S. women in
politics. It had the first female court bailiff and the first female justice
of the peace in the country. Wyoming was also the first state in the Union
to elect a woman governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross in 1925. A List of Wyoming
Governors is available.
Geography
It is bordered on the north by Montana, on the east by South Dakota and
Nebraska, on the south by Colorado, and on the west by Utah and Idaho.
Important cities and towns
The Wyoming municipalities with populations over 10000 are, in descending
order:
* Cheyenne * Gillette
* Casper * Sheridan
* Laramie * Green River
* Rock Springs * Evanston
Education
Colleges and universities
* University of Wyoming
* Casper College
Professional sports teams
* Casper Rockies, minor league baseball
Miscellaneous information
Area: 97,818 sq. miles
Population: 493,782 (2000)
Capital: Cheyenne
Counties: 23 (see: List of Wyoming counties)
Bird: Western Meadowlark
Flower: Indian Paintbrush
Tree: Cottonwood
Nicknames: The Equality State; the Cowboy State
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